<br /> <p>Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirmed Australia’s commitment to the Paris Agreement on Thursday ahead of President Donald Trump announcing his plan to withdraw the US from the climate change pact.</p><p>“I repeat today what I said on 16 November when the treaty was ratified,” Turnbull said in the House Representatives on June 1. “When Australia makes a commitment to a global agreement, we follow through—and that is exactly what we are doing. We are committed to the Paris Agreement, and we are on track to meet our targets.”</p><p>Five MPs from Turnbull’s coalition told Fairfax Media</a> the government should withdraw from the Paris Agreement. A number of crossbenchers, including members of the One Nation Party, echoed their sentiments.</p><p>The Labor Party urged the Prime Minister</a> to lobby the United States to reconsider their exit from the pact to lower global carbon emissions.</p><p>This video shows the the Prime Minister talking about his support for the Paris Agreement. Half a day later in Washington, President Trump officially announced the US would withdraw from the 2015 pact which had been signed by all but two of the world’s 189 countries.</p><br />
